DRAFT V11 Annual Performance Evaluation 2016
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Powys Public Services Board One Powys Plan 2014 - 2017 Annual Performance Evaluation 2016 - 17 (Including Powys County Council’s Annual Performance Evaluation against the Corporate Improvement Plan 2016-20) DRAFT v11 1 Annual Performance Evaluation 2016 - 17 Contents Message from the chair of the Powys Public Services Board .................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 About this report ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Older people .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Carers ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Mental health and wellbeing ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Learning disabilities.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Vulnerable families .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Healthy lives ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Education ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 29 Training and jobs for young people ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Stronger communities.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 36 Transport .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 44 Organisation and partnership development............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 47 Guiding Principles .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 52 Staying on track and monitoring performance ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 57 Listening to you ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 65 Listening to our regulators ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 72 Finding out more ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 78 2 Annual Performance Evaluation 2016 - 17 Message from the chair of the Powys Public Services Board and leader of Powys County Council Welcome to our Annual Performance Evaluation for 2016-2017. This evaluation sets out what we as Powys Public Services Board (PSB) partners have achieved during the final year of delivering our One Powys Plan, to help make a difference to citizens and communities. It also includes Powys County Council’s evaluation of performance against the priorities and objectives in its Corporate Improvement Plan 2016-2020. The council’s Corporate Improvement Plan is aligned closely to the priorities and outcomes of the One Powys Plan and so it makes sense to report our progress in one document. Last year was the first year of the council’s three year plan, therefore it doesn’t expect to have achieved all its objectives and targets yet, but this report shows what progress has been made so far. During 2016-2017, performance in delivering our commitments continued to be positive and I am pleased with our progress. My colleagues and I are grateful for all the hard work and commitment shown by our respective organisations, other stakeholders and more importantly our communities for working together to deliver improved outcomes. During the final year of delivering our One Powys Plan, work also started on developing our next plan. The Well-being of Future Generation (Wales) Act requires the PSB to produce a new Well-being Plan by May 2018 which will replace the One Powys Plan. During 2016-17 we produced our first Well-being Assessment which considers a range of social, economic, health, environmental and cultural indicators to map out the issues facing Powys now and in the future. During the next year (2017-18), we will use the findings from our assessment and engage with citizens to determine our next set of priorities for 2018 onwards. In the meantime, four out of the five programmes set up to deliver the One Powys Plan 2014-17 will continue to be delivered and monitored as part of the council’s Corporate Improvement Plan. I hope you find the report useful and informative. At the end of this document you will find more details about how you can keep up to date with our activities and let us know your thoughts. Cllr Rosemarie Harris Chair of Powys Public Services Board/Leader of Powys County Council 3 Annual Performance Evaluation 2016 - 17 About this report This report provides information about Powys Public Service Board’s (Powys PSB) progress in delivering the priorities and commitments it set out in its One Powys Plan 2014-2017. The Powys PSB has evolved from the former Powys Local Service Board (LSB) and is a partnership between Powys County Council, Powys Teaching Health Board, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service and Natural Resources Wales. Other partners are also invited to sit on the board, including Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations, Dyfed Powys Police, Dyfed Powys Police and Crime Commissioner, Brecon Beacons National Park Authority and the National Probation Service. The Well-being of Future generations (Wales) Act 2015 places the board on a statutory footing and its purpose is to improve the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being in Powys by strengthening joint working and ensuring citizens receive better services. The ‘One Powys Plan’ was published in March 2014 by the former LSB and sets out partners’ commitment to work together to achieve shared priorities. The plan has been updated annually to reflect new issues and changes affecting Powys. Powys County Council is a statutory partner on the PSB and when the One Powys Plan was published in 2014 they decided to integrate their own Corporate Improvement Plan into the One Powys Plan. However in 2016, the council recognised some weaknesses with this approach and as a result it developed its own standalone Corporate Improvement Plan for 2016-20. This sets out four priorities for improving services and meeting the needs of residents and businesses in the county. The council’s priorities are closely aligned to the outcomes in the One Powys Plan and progress against their delivery is outlined throughout this report. This report is structured around the eleven priorities of the One Powys Plan: Older people Carers Mental health and wellbeing Learning disabilities Vulnerable families Healthy lives Education Training and jobs for young people Stronger communities Transport Organisation and partnership development For each of the One Powys Plan priorities above, the report shows which council priorities